Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the former governor of Ogun State and current Senator representing Ogun East, has condemned the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration’s move to demolish his private residence in Sagamu, the Asoludero Court, and Conference Hotels Limited.
Daniel labeled the action as “politically motivated” and a “blatant disregard for due process and the rule of law.”
In a statement on Saturday, Daniel argued that the Abiodun administration is attempting to use the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022 to demolish buildings that were legally constructed before the law was enacted.
He called the simultaneous delivery of a “Notice of Contravention” and a “Notice to Quit,” along with an immediate threat of demolition, a “thuggish tactic designed to intimidate and inflict damage,” rather than a legal process.
The senator maintained that the penalties for any infractions under the law, if any existed, do not include demolition or the threat of it.
It stated: “We strongly condemn this latest act of political persecution by Governor Dapo Abiodun, as evidenced by the recent issuance of these Notices, which were dated August 8, 2025, as a clear demonstration of the governor’s malicious and vindictive abuse of power, hiding behind a newly-enacted law retroactively to target a political opponent.
“The documents concerning these properties cite ‘suspected’ offenses related to construction without adequate permits (which is laughable). This is a ludicrous and flimsy excuse, as the properties in question have been in existence for many years. For instance, the Asoludero Court was built in 2004, while the Conference Hotel Sagamu was built in 2013, and the Annex since 2015.
“The governor’s administration is now attempting to use the Ogun State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law No. 61 of 2022 to demolish buildings that were legally constructed long before the law was even in existence.
“This action is not only politically motivated but also a blatant disregard for due process and the rule of law. The Notices in themselves are clear breaches of procedures, which allow adequate time intervals between Notifications on contraventions, Quits. The penalties for any infractions under the law, if indeed there was any, are not a demolition or a threat of it.
“All legal means will be used to hold the governor accountable for his lawless actions,” he said.
Daniel urged well-meaning citizens, human rights organizations, and legal entities to join in denouncing the flagrant misuse of power by the governor.
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